Write Better
At this time of year, students are receiving back papers from professors with various forms of the same advice: “Please get help for your...
Some Advice for Students at “Crunch Time”
Farmers work harder during harvest than at any other time. But they also work happier, because they see every day the literal fruit of...
Advice for Students in Unsafe Places
“But, Professor, I learned in church that God wrote the Ten Commandments himself on stone tablets and gave them to Moses. Isn’t that what...
Why Spelling Counts
Students often complain about professors meticulously marking spelling…and grammar…and usage…and other sentence-level problems in their...